An evening of solo piano music by Matthew Lee Knowles, Alexey Shmurak and Leo Svirsky, exploring allusion, repetition, deconstruction, playfulness and the calm. Performed by Matthew Lee Knowles and Dominic Irving. In-person event.

British pianist Andrew Zolinsky will perform an hour-long programme featuring works by Valentin Silvestrov (Ukraine), Tigran Mansurian (Armenia) and Laurence Crane (UK). The concert presents three living composers, outlining connections between the music formed in the Ukrainian and Armenian avant-garde of the ‘70s, and the British experimentalism of the ‘80s and ‘90s – each attempting to establish new grounds in the melodic, the tonal, the lyrical and the familiar.

The concert has been organised to raise funds for people affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis it has caused. 70% of the ticket proceeds will go to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Appeal to support refugees from Ukraine.

Organised by Marat Ingeldeev and Sasha Elina

A unique programme of the works for oboe, cor anglais and piano by Russian composers, performed by established duo Nicola Hands and Jonathan Pease.

Musicians from Ukraine, Belarus, UK, Switzerland and Russia come together to support humanitarian efforts for people affected by the war in Ukraine. The varied 60-minute programme features some beautiful Ukrainian pieces, among others. 70% of the event profits will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Appeal.

An evening with Russian-born UK-based composer Elena Langer, one of Britain’s leading composers of today. This evening provides an unmissable opportunity to hear Elena’s piano, chamber music works, as well as songs, performed by a group of Elena’s highly acclaimed internationally-renowned friends and colleagues.

Pushkin House hosts a chamber music concert offering a dreamy meditation on the theme of Winter and the start of a new year through the works of three contemporary composers — Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937, Kyiv), Sergei Zagny (b. 1960, Moscow) and Georgs Pelēcis (b. 1947, Riga).

Pupils from the London Russian Music Academy play works by Russian and Soviet composers. The programme will include works for solo piano, songs, as well as chamber music.

London-based pianist Frederic Bager and Swiss cellist Constantin Macherel present 20th Century sonatas for cello and piano by Shostakovich, Schnittke and Prokofiev, along with Prokofiev’s celebrated Piano Sonata no. 7.

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Alexander Scriabin, one of Russia's greatest composers, Pushkin House is proud to present this unique opportunity to hear all of his piano sonatas in one afternoon, performed by internationally acclaimed pianists. Written over the span of just two decades (1892-1913) Scriabin's Piano Sonatas represent a unique artistic journey. This concert is part of the Bloomsbury Festival.

Join legendary half-Russian conductor and composer José Serebrier and some other special guests for the launch of a new book about the maestro’s life and work. With more than 300 recordings to his name and multiple GRAMMY nominations, Serebrier is one of the busiest and most successful conductors around. Admired across the globe, he has proven for several decades that he is not only one of the most original composers, but that he is also a major conductor for our times.

Internationally renowned pianist Dinara Klinton, a professor of the Royal College of Music, presents a unique programme of Sergei Prokofiev’s four piano sonatas, which she recently recorded for Piano Classics.

Multiple prize winner of international competitions, pianist Nikita Lukinov makes his Pushkin House debut, playing some of the best works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, and Scriabin.

UK-based, French pianist Patrick Hemmerle presents an exciting programme of virtuoso piano works, culminating in Nikolay Medtner’s rarely heard epic ‘Night Wind’ sonata. Hemmerle is laureate of the international competitions in Valencia, Toledo, Epinal, Grossetto.

Bosnian pianist Damir Durmanovic presents 24 preludes by neglected Russian composer Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931). Most famous as a Horowitz’s piano teacher, Blumenfeld was also a prominent conductor. As a composer he was close to the ‘Belyayev Circle’ and influenced by Chopin.

Pushkin House is delighted to reopen our Music Salon series with a programme of works by Russian and Soviet composers performed by pianist Yulia Chaplina and cellist Bartholomew LaFollette. The concert is part of the 2nd London Prokofiev Festival.

Founded in 1872, Trinity College of Music (presently Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance) is one of London’s oldest conservatories. Leading students of its keyboard department present a programme of Russian and Soviet composers including Prokofiev and Scriabin’s sonatas.

Introduced by Donald Macleod, lyric soprano Amanda Roocroft returns to conduct a masterclass with singers from the 2020 Opera Holland Park Young Artists. 

Founded in 1882, Royal College of Music is one of London’s oldest conservatories. Three of its current students present a programme of duets and a trio, which include rarely performed Russian composers Arensky and Glazunov.

A debut concert by Minerva Piano Trio, presenting an existing combination of youthful works by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich, finishing the concert with one of the greatest piano trios ever written, the last one of Schubert.

A concert celebrating the centenary of the unique Russian composer of Polish origin, Moisey (Mieczysław) Weinberg (1919-1996). Friend and disciple of Shostakovich, his musical style was also influence by Prokofiev and Myaskovsky. The programme is curated by an award- winning pianist Yulia Chaplina and features the newly appointed leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Igor Yuzefovich as a guest soloist, in addition to Weinberg-expert violinist Yuri Kalnits.

This is a unique opportunity to hear both the nearly forgotten gems of Russian cello music and well-known repertoire written for the instrument. In addition to playing miniatures by Lyadov and Arensky prizewinning British cellist Ariana Kashefi will also present monumental sonatas by Myaskovsky and Shostakovich.

Described by the Telegraph as a pianist with ‘a sensitive soul’, Russian pianist Anna Tsybuleva is the winner of the 2015 Leeds Piano Competition. This is Anna’s third appearance in a Pushkin House Music Salon. Her programme includes two major works from the German piano repertoire: Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata and Schubert’s ‘Wanderer’ Fantasy, based on the song with the same title.

A piano recital by Russian-born Ilya Poletaev exploring various influences in Nikolay Medtner’s music. Half-German by birth, Medtner was considered equal to Scriabin and Rachmaninov just before the Revolution. Having embraced the idiom of German composers and philosophers as well as he could, Medtner managed to preserve the Russian element in his music. Sonata Tragica is one of his most popular pieces written just before immigrating to the West.

An evening of music with four talented musicians: Milly Forrest, George Ireland, Theodore Platt and Keval Shah performing songs by Grechaninov, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, making giant leaps in their careers.

An evening of music with Artem Kotov, guest artist from Moscow, for the opening concert of our 2019-2020 Music Salon programme. This evening’s exceptional programme explores early Russian classical music, as well as piano music by rarely heard Russian composers Genishta (1795-1853), Lyadov (1855-1914), Catoire (1861-1926) and Roslavets (1881-1944). Artem Kotov is part of ‘Moscow Soloists’, Russia’s only Grammy award-winning ensemble.